Advance Boy Game Sale



Nintendo had a very happy holiday in the United States, shattering sales records by selling more than seven million hardware units in December 2009 between the Wii and Nintendo DS. But Nintendo has a few more records to brag about.

The company announced that lifetime US sales for the Wii have surpassed 27.2 million units. According to Nintendo, “No other home console has ever sold so many so quickly.”

On the Nintendo DS front, Nintendo claims sales of more than 38.8 million, surpassing lifetime sales of the Game Boy Advance “franchise” – meaning GBA, GBA SP and Game Boy Advance micro combined. The Nintendo DS has managed to do so in a little over five years, toppling the eight and a half year old Game Boy Advance with sales of 3.31 million during the month of December.

Dual screens. Who knew it would work so well?

As everyone looks ahead to the possibilities in store for 2010, Nintendo of America is looking to extend the glow of the holidays with some fresh December sales information.

The following items were announced by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in Japan:

  1. Although official U.S. sales data for December and all of 2009 will be announced by the NPD Group on Jan. 14, it appears that U.S. consumers responded enthusiastically to Nintendo’s Wii home console in December. Nintendo estimates that December sales in the United States will exceed 3 million units.
  2. Nintendo estimates that the portable Nintendo DS lineup, including the Nintendo DSi video game system, set a new all-time calendar-year U.S. sales record for any console or hand-held system.
  3. Nintendo software also continued to perform well. Although the NPD Group will provide the full sales numbers for each game, Nintendo estimates that lifetime U.S. sales of New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii are approaching 4 million. The game, which is the first Super Mario Bros. game to include simultaneous four-player action, launched in the United States on Nov. 15.

“The millions of people who bought Nintendo hardware during the holidays can look forward to enjoying great games on those systems now and in the future,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for Nintendo DS, and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii are all currently providing Nintendo fans with amazing experiences and fun adventures for the whole family.”


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